PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iwo Yaj (ranked 1676 p4p, 213 weight class) and Andrew Conford (ranked 1546 p4p, 195 weight class). Andrew Conford told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Yaj
vs
Conford

187 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iwo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Conford!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conford digs a good body shot into Yaj's ribs.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Conford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Conford counters with a nice body shot.
Yaj thuds his right hand into Conford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yaj listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yaj misses with a jab to the body

and Conford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Conford stalling.
Yaj stalling in the clinch but Conford improves position.
Conford lands a body punch.
Conford misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conford.
Conford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj wants to break free but Conford has control.
Conford swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conford prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Conford controls his hands.
Yaj is looking to break free of the clinch but Conford has double underhooks.
Conford lands a hook that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Conford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yaj seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Conford can turn it around.
Conford scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Conford working aggressively here.
Conford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Conford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conford misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.

Yaj breaks the clinch.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yaj misses with a hook. Conford ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conford's head backwards.
Yaj lands a slapping body shot.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Conford moved out of range nicely.
Yaj throws a right hand that misses
and Conford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conford throws a hook but Yaj avoids it easily.
Conford slips under a jab.
Yaj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conford on the side of the head.
Yaj sizes up Conford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conford moves away.
Conford takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands with an overhand left.

Conford is rocked!
Yaj ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Conford out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iwo Yaj!
After winning the bout, Iwo Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.